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Michael Bates

Michael Bates

Actor

Born December 4, 1920 in Jhansi, British India (now Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India)

Died January 11, 1978

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Michael Hammond Bates was an Indian-born English actor. He was educated at Uppingham School in Rutland and St Catharine's College, Cambridge.

Bates served as a Major serving with the Brigade of Gurkhas in Burma before his discharge at the end of World War II. In 1953, while an ensemble member with the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, he appeared in Richard III and All's Well That End's Well. In 1956 he appeared in Hotel Paradiso which starred Alec Guinness, at the Winter Garden Theatre in London.

He appeared in many UK television series including Last of the Summer Wine from 1973 to 1975 as Cyril Blamire and It Ain't Half Hot Mum from 1974 to 1977 as Rangi Ram, as well as many others. His role as Rangi Ram caused some controversy as it required Bates to be made-up with fake tan to look like an Indian, which he took to naturally as he was born in India and spoke the Hindi language fluently. On radio he played a variety of characters in the BBC's long-running comedy series The Navy Lark. These were: Able Seaman Ginger, Lt. Bates, Rear Admiral Ironbridge, the Padre and Captain Ignatius Aloysius Atchison.

Bates' film roles include Battle of Britain (1969) as Warrant Officer Warwick, Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) as a Lance-corporal, Patton (1970) as Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery (to whom he bore a striking resemblance), Frenzy (1972) by Alfred Hitchcock, and the Stanley Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange (1971). On stage, he did Shakespeare at Stratford and the Old Vic and made a big impression as Inspector Truscott in the West End production of Loot by Joe Orton in 1966. He died of cancer in Cambridge, aged 57.

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30 Years of 'Last of the Summer Wine' Documentary2003Blamire

Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook Poster

Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook Short Film1978Narrator

Gulliver's Travels Poster

Gulliver's Travels Feature Film1977

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones Poster

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones Feature Film1976Madman

Comedy Premiere Poster

Comedy Premiere TV Series1975Reg Forrester

Lulu TV Series1975Self

The Virtuoso TV Movie1975Sir Formal Trifle

Fall of Eagles Poster

Fall of Eagles Mini-Series1974Von Ludendorff

It Ain't Half Hot Mum Poster

It Ain't Half Hot Mum TV Series1974Rangi Ram

Last of the Summer Wine Poster

Last of the Summer Wine TV Series1973Blamire

No Sex Please - We're British Poster

No Sex Please - We're British Feature Film1973Mr. Needham

Frenzy Feature Film1972Sergeant Spearman

The Man Outside TV Series1972Henry Griffen

The Stone Tape Poster

The Stone Tape TV Movie1972Eddie Holmes

Turnbull's Finest Half-Hour TV Series1972Maj. Clifford Turnbull

A Clockwork Orange Poster

A Clockwork Orange Feature Film1971Chief guard

Budgie TV Series1971Minces Nutty

Jason King Poster

Jason King TV Series1971Edward

Lollipop Loves Mr Mole Poster

Lollipop Loves Mr Mole TV Series1971Mr. Christmas

Six Dates with Barker Poster

Six Dates with Barker TV Series1971Gas Man

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Poster

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes TV Series1971Colonel Sandstream

Every Home Should Have One Poster

Every Home Should Have One Feature Film1970Magistrate

Man at the Top Poster

Man at the Top TV Series1970Tom Binsey

Menace TV Series1970Chief Superintendent Shepherd

Oh in Colour Poster

Oh in Colour TV Series19701 episode, 1970

Patton Feature Film1970Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery

Play for Today Poster

Play for Today TV Series1970Arthur

Ryan International TV Series1970Sardi

The Misfit Poster

The Misfit TV Series1970Sgt. Wilfreds

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer Poster

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer Feature Film1970Mr. Spimm

Arthur? Arthur! Poster

Arthur? Arthur! Feature Film1969Mr - Harrington

ITV Saturday Night Theatre Poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre TV Series1969Fred

Mr. Digby Darling Poster

Mr. Digby Darling TV Series1969Norman Stanhope

Oh! What a Lovely War Poster

Oh! What a Lovely War Feature Film1969Drunk Lance Corporal

The Battle of Britain Poster

The Battle of Britain Feature Film1969Warrant Officer Warwick

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder Poster

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder TV Series1969Ras Lal Punjabi

Cilla TV Series1968Self

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River Poster

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River Feature Film1968Dr. Spink

Hammerhead Poster

Hammerhead Feature Film1968Andreas

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush Poster

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush Feature Film1968Mr. McGregor

Ooh La La! Poster

Ooh La La! TV Series1968Vatelin

Salt and Pepper Poster

Salt and Pepper Feature Film1968Inspector Crabbe

Bedazzled Poster

Bedazzled Feature Film1967Inspector Clarke

ITV Playhouse Poster

ITV Playhouse TV Series1967Harold Radcliff

Man in a Suitcase Poster

Man in a Suitcase TV Series1967Delacroix

NBC Experiment in Television Poster

NBC Experiment in Television TV Series1967Eustace Cartwright

Intrigue Poster

Intrigue TV Series1966Macauley

Mr. John Jorrocks TV Series1966Duke of Donkeyton

BBC Play of the Month Poster

BBC Play of the Month TV Series1965Professor Godbole

Call My Bluff Poster

Call My Bluff TV Series1965Self

Hudd TV Series19651 episode, 1965

Public Eye Poster

Public Eye TV Series1965George

Thirty-Minute Theatre Poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre TV Series1965Captain Gambell

Cluff TV Series1964Insp. Mole

The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling Poster

The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling TV Series1964Khem singh

The Wednesday Play Poster

The Wednesday Play TV Series1964Joe

Theatre 625 Poster

Theatre 625 TV Series1964Shpichelsky

Thursday Theatre TV Series1964Tommy

The Dick Emery Show Poster

The Dick Emery Show TV Series1963

The Saint Poster

The Saint TV Series1962Joe

Amelia TV Series1961Noble Lord

Comedy Playhouse Poster

Comedy Playhouse TV Series1961Antrobus

Tales of Mystery Poster

Tales of Mystery TV Series1961Arthur Vezin

Annual Outing TV Movie1960Harry Migglewood

The Terrible Choice TV Series1960Mankind

I'm All Right Jack Poster

I'm All Right Jack Feature Film1959Bootle

No Hiding Place Poster

No Hiding Place TV Series1959Alec Peters

Poet and Pheasant TV Movie1959Mr. Migglewood

The Four Just Men Poster

The Four Just Men TV Series1959Corporal Bates

World Theatre Poster

World Theatre Mini-Series1959Old Colonel

Charles and Mary TV Movie1958Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Dunkirk Feature Film1958Airman Froome

Ivanhoe TV Series1958Will The Simple

Macbeth Mini-Series1958Doctor

One Man Absent TV Movie1958Sergeant Green

Saturday Playhouse TV Series1958Colonel Lukyn

Emergency-Ward 10 Poster

Emergency-Ward 10 TV Series1957Joe Watson

Pat's Private Angels TV Movie1957Angel Peter

Television World Theatre Poster

Television World Theatre TV Series1957Bardulph

The Dragon and the Dove TV Movie1957Abbot

Armchair Theatre Poster

Armchair Theatre TV Series19561 episode, 1968

Boyd Q.C. Poster

Boyd Q.C. TV Series1956Dr. Attard

The Spanish Gardener Poster

The Spanish Gardener Feature Film1956Consular Official

Cause for Alarm TV Movie1955PC Carter

Dixon of Dock Green Poster

Dixon of Dock Green TV Series1955Jimmy

ITV Play of the Week Poster

ITV Play of the Week TV Series1955Lt-Cdr. Richard Sandford

ITV Television Playhouse Poster

ITV Television Playhouse TV Series1955Captain Alan Gerard

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1955Self

Clementina TV Series1954Servant

Court Martial Poster

Court Martial Feature Film1954Major Broke-Smith

The Stratford Adventure Poster

The Stratford Adventure Documentary1954Self

The Teckman Biography TV Series1953Sgt. Blair

The Appleyards Poster

The Appleyards TV Series1952Mr. Crump

Michèle and René TV Series1951Bardolph

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre TV Series1950Maxwell Oliver

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